The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is examining whether artificial intelligence discriminates against minorities and other applicants. But GreenState Credit Union in Iowa says the technology can be harnessed to make lending fairer in underserved communities.

The Open Invention Network is trying to protect members’ technology from costly infringement cases.

Bruce Van Saun, the Rhode Island bank’s CEO, previewed a branch-light strategy in new markets like South Florida and Washington, D.C. Citizens recently closed acquisitions of Investors Bancorp and much of HSBC’s U.S. retail banking business.

The bank has pivoted its commercial real estate operation as the rise of work-from-home arrangements has impacted market values. The only type of office space it's financing is Class-A buildings in major cities.

Though noninterest income at Truist Financial fell in the first quarter, executives revised upward their revenue estimate for the year in anticipation that the Fed’s monetary-tightening plans will fatten margins. Citizens Financial and Fifth Third echoed that thinking.

In the agreement, the bank denied allegations that it refused to issue a mortgage until one of the applicants returned to work from maternity leave.